IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Call team car — it’ll give best view of fight (8,4) 8 Ulster adult tours one Greek island and island capital (7) 9 Bitter about American jerk (7) 11 It’s not a spa, otherwise we’d get appetisers (10) 12 Factory originally manufactured interesting lines (4) 14 Stanza, one of five absorbing a tense artist (8) 16 Short guy swallows a hot drink and cake (6) 17 Perform without large reward (3) 19 Native asleep when king visits (6) 21 I work on skin regularly during BSE outbreak, taking these? (8) 24 Don’t show leather (4) 25 Dine out on this story about bishop and clergy? (10) 27 Play about one old museum exhibit (7) 28 Irish expression on radio for ‘heavy metal’ (7) 29 Boxer jumps over this, avoiding boundary of ring (8,4)

DOWN

1 A chunk of Capri cottage cheese (7) 2 He’s overly curious in New York with spare nuts (4,6) 3 Leading actor’s joint sci-fi vehicle on TV (8) 4 Medical expert’s entrance captivating court (6) 5 Almost reject incentive (4) 6 Scandinavian girl has energy on horseback maybe (7) 7 A Parisian disappeared carrying queen still in command (12) 10 Interior decorator chooses this flag border in church (6,6) 13 Opera composer nearly stops Don’s coffee (10) 15 Arrest outlaw heading north (3) 18 Nigel’s annoyed with DIY giving way (8) 20 Base English doctor spikes beer (7) 22 Designed doilies to put on a pedestal (7) 23 Oriental cooking ingredient used to be somewhat reduced (6) 26 Lift foot, holding right buckle (4)